BLADE RUNNER Whiskey Glass: The Bottomless Cibi

[temponaut]

Cibi glass as used by Harrison Ford in Blade Runner. I wanted to display the glass with Johnnie Walker Black in it, but the whiskey has a pesky way of disappearing. (Evaporation. Yeah, that's the ticket! )

Fortunately, Japan has a long-established "plastic food replica" industry; practically every restaurant in the country has a display window filled with realistic models of the dishes they serve. A bit of negotiation and I was able to get my Cibi glass filled with urethane hooch. They did a much, much better job than I could have done on my own. I think they perfectly matched the color to the authentic JWB visible in the bottle behind the glass. :love


Thanks, Pilot!

 

[phase pistol]

That sideways one gets me every time.

k

 

[temponaut]

:lol

 

[Kadajiroth]

Very cool. Looks like authentic whiskey.

 

[Alan Cross]

Sipped tequila from my glass last night. Love the design. Congrats on cool display.

Alan

 

[Apollo]

I'm thirsty now after looking at that cool display!

 

[sycor]

I've been looking to do something similar on a different project. very cool

 

[feek61]

Looks nice and I'd write more about it but now I have to go make a cocktail!!!

 

[tk421mv7]

Wow. I actually use my glass (it's a Hero prop ) but that looks really cool.

 

[Rebelscum]

What a great way to add to the display. Fantastic. Makes my glasses look.. well, empty.

 

[androidandy]

You know I love it

I wonder if I could somebody around here do it for the JWB bottle I have that has the slight crack. Would in the end also be cheaper than constantly refilling it with Johnny Walker Black.

Andy

 

[temponaut]

Thanks for the great comments, everybody! I'm really happy to know that the discerning group at the RPF likes the way the glass came out.

Wow. I actually use my glass (it's a Hero prop ) but that looks really cool.

I hear ya! I've actually got two Cibis; one of them can still be used as a practical drinking glass. :love

 

[B-Movie Zombie]

That is really cool!!! :thumbsup

 

[Mutant-Enemy]

Does anyone out there have a suggestion on mixing the correct color acrylic to do this?
Maybe some of you guy's that did the Jurassic Park Insects in Amber?
I happen to have a number of Cracked BR Whiskey Bottles that I'd like to make up as display pieces. I'd rather go that route than just throw them away.

 

[Caplan]

very nice great look, I love your Whiskey bottle
and nice display

 

[Mutant-Enemy]

I appreciate what you have done here Gary...though I don't think I could do that to a Cibi Glass. Maybe a couple of shot glasses like in Bryant's Office, those Cibi's run around $60 a piece man!

But truly, I have over 10 BR Whiskey Bottles with medium to large cracks in them and was thinking that, since one of my cracked bottles is going for over $500 on Ebay right now that I might be able to get something out of these bottles that are otherwise going into the trash.
I have some good clear urethane to use But I need some suggestions on tinting it...anybody?

 

[DrStranglove]

Does anyone still make the bottle?

 

[Mutant-Enemy]

I'm looking into doing another run.
I'm not aware of anyone besides myself who has done so.

 

[DrStranglove]

I'm looking into doing another run.
I'm not aware of anyone besides myself who has done so.

Thanks! Please let me know if you do so!

 

[rodneyfaile]

I have 2 of these glasses and I use mine. Blade Runner is my favorite movie and I always have Johnnie Walker Black from my Cibi whenever I watch it.